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Rain pouring through the roof, cramped seats, flaking paint and little room to expand... Man United's once great Old Trafford home is now a source of ridicule, so will Sir Jim Ratcliffe's promised £245m investment make ANY difference?

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The good news is that Sir Jim Ratcliffe is planning to spend £245million on upgrades to Old Trafford now that he has completed his £1.3billion buyout at Manchester United.

The bad news is that figure isn't remotely enough to transform Manchester United's decaying stadium into a top-class venue again.

Old Trafford's well-documented problems - the leaking roof, cramped concourses, inadequate legroom, crumbling concrete, flaking paintwork and lack of space to expand capacity - have come to symbolise the neglect of the Glazers over the past 18 years.